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(N0 Modelf) R. COX.

HARROW.

No. 350,295. Patented 055.5, 1885.

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HARROW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 350,295, dated October5,1886.

Application tiled January 8, 1885.

Beit known that I, RILEY COX, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Boise City, in the county of Ada and Territory of Idaho,have invented a new and useful Harrow, of which the following is aspecification.

My invent/ion is an improvement in harrrows, and especially in thatclass of such implements known as sulky or wheel harrows; andtheinvention consists in certain features of construction and novelcombinations of parts, as will be described.

In the drawings, Figure lis a perspective away, of a machine constructedaccording to my invention.

The sulky A has its axle B provided with wheels C, and it is providedwith standards D, to which are pivoted between their ends the levers E,for elevating the narrow proper. Hooks e are arranged on the sulky forsecuring the forward ends of leversE when such ends of the levers aredepressed to elevate the harrow. A

The sulky is provided with a frame, F, which extends forwardly andinclines doWnwardly from the axle. Theharrow proper is connected to thisframe by chains G, which may be secured directly to the frame or beguided by the same and be secured to the axle, as shown in Fig. 2. Thechains G connect with the barrow-sections near their forward ends andmay be termed the draft-chains.

Chains H are employed for use in turning the machine, and they connectat one end with the axle and at their opposite ends with the harrowproper near its rear end.

It will be noticed that by the frame F the draft is applied to theharrow low down, thus avoiding any upward draw thereon when`in use, andthe .elevating devices are arranged On the Opposite side of the axlefrom the frame F, so that in elevating the harrow any vdepression of thesulky-frame in rear of the axle by the weight of the harrow will causean elevation of the forward end of the frame F, the latter acting as acrank and causing the harrow to rise practically level.

The harrow I is formed of two sections, land 2, which, for convenienceof reference, may be termed,respectively,the first and second" sections.rIhe irstsection has its front bar, 3 arranged diagonally or at an angleto its length.

The second section has its front bar or beam 4 Serial No. 152,372. (Nomodel.)

arranged at an angle to itslength,and is lapped against the forward`portion of` the inner side bar of section 1. The outer side bar ofsection 2 is extended forward at 5 and laps against the diagonal Ifrontof section 1. Thetwo sections are hinged together at 6, and

have their rear ends connected by a bar, J,

which latter is hinged to each of the said sections. One of thesesections is connected with one of the elevating-levers and the otherwith the remaining lever, so that either section may be raised to clearit of rubbish, or both Y may be raised, as in moving the harrow fromplace to place.

By the peculiar formation of the sections, as described, it will be seenthat the forward ends of each are arranged practically in the center ofthe sulky, and that together in operation they form almost a solidbarrow-frame, and by iitting together as shown, one section will in partbrace or support the other, as by the diagonal arrangement of theabutting portions ot' the sections a portion of each rests in' rear of aportion of the other.

Having thus described myinvention, whatI claim as new is- 1. In asulkylharrow,the combination ofthe sulky provided with a frame extendedfor nection between said sections, substantially as set forth.

3. A harrow formed with two sections fitted and hinged together, one ofsaid sections having its front beam arranged at an angle to the line ofdraft, and the other section being provided with a beam extendedlforward and lapped in front of the other section, substantially as setforth.

RILEY COX.

Witnesses: WM. KINKAID, J. S. KELLER,

